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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C66300 Brass

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
2.3 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
290 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
460 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
17 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
710 to 2850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
16 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
1.4 to 2.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.0 to 12.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5